News & Stories Archive
May 24, 2023
Written by Tori Bitner, Communications Coordinator After a five-year hiatus, Spring Fest at Hard Bargain Farm returned on Saturday, May 13, 2023. More than 200 guests joined us in the […]
May 12, 2023
Written by Aggie Morris, Development Coordinator Most don’t know that 157 years ago this May, Henry Ferguson’s father (Henry Sr.) and uncle (Samuel) faced a surprising and harrowing event at […]
May 8, 2023
You will often find her in a large sun hat sharing her passion for the outdoors with students, hugging all of the trees, and helping out wherever needed. Get to […]
April 11, 2023
Behind the scenes writing grant applications and prospecting new funding opportunities for our programs and facilities is Chris Farley. Get to know our Grants Coordinator in our staff spotlight series. […]
April 3, 2023
At the Alice Ferguson Foundation, we enjoy hearing of the memories from adults who visited Hard Bargain Farm as students. We are delighted to spotlight the life-long impact the fifth-grade […]
March 30, 2023
This month we are featuring Debbie Gunnell as part of our Member Moment Series! As an AFF volunteer and the mother of one of our educators, Ashleigh Stovall, Debbie is […]
March 25, 2023
1942-2023 It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Le Etta McLaughlin Townsend, on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Le Etta was a former staff member of 25+ […]
March 24, 2023
Written by Aggie Morris, Development Coordinator Our Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Environmental Center is a multi-purpose space devoted to environmental education and sustainable, enduring functionality. As a fully certified […]
March 7, 2023
Our environmental educators are our greatest asset in providing ‘ah-ha’ moments for students, where science and stewardship ‘come alive’ in the natural world through our hands-on programs. Get to know […]
February 28, 2023
Written by Gabi Zabel, Education Specialist I’ll always be the first to admit: I am a summer girl. Warm weather, sunshine, evening thunderstorms rolling in, even the humidity – tropical […]